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Add/Remove Programs
Some of the registry entries seem to have been accidently
wiped out. I can think of no other reason for Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel becoming useless. When I click on it I only have about a third of the programs installed on my computer listed there. All other entries are no longer listed. Can anyone suggest how I can get it back in order without screwing up the operating system, programs and settings? I don't want to reinstall Windows Me if i can help it and I do not even know if that would help. Thanks Arne |
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Add/Remove Programs
Have you actually checked the Registry entries to see if they are
there? Try this if they a All Installed Programs May Not Be Displayed in the Add/Remove Programs Tool http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=240348 I have fixed several of these recently for others. The problem will occur in these two situations: 1. The uninstall keyname for an application is greater than 63 characters. Solution: Rename the keyname. e.g. this is invalid [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\12345678901234567890123456789 01234567890123456789012345678901234] 2. The DisplayName for the key is greater than 63 characters. Solution: Shorten DisplayName e.g. this is invalid "DisplayName"="12345678901234567890123456789012345 67890123456789012345678901234" If you need a second opinion, export the key to a text file and email it to me. *** Note that the invalid entry that can cause this is not necessarily connected with the ones missing so you must check all entries. .....Alan - Alan Edwards MS MVP W95/98 Systems In microsoft.public.windowsme.software, "Arne" wrote: Some of the registry entries seem to have been accidently wiped out. I can think of no other reason for Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel becoming useless. When I click on it I only have about a third of the programs installed on my computer listed there. All other entries are no longer listed. Can anyone suggest how I can get it back in order without screwing up the operating system, programs and settings? I don't want to reinstall Windows Me if i can help it and I do not even know if that would help. Thanks Arne |
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